Dodgers get Kershaw back
Clayton Kershaw is set to make a surprise return from the disabled list Saturday night, starting for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a marquee matchup against New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom.
Kershaw has been sidelined since June 1 with a lower back strain. The three-time Cy Young Award winner and 2014 National League MVP originally was scheduled to make a rehab start Saturday for Class AAA Oklahoma City at Omaha, but rain in the forecast caused the Dodgers to change plans.
Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said Friday that Kershaw will be limited against the Mets, with rookie left-hander Caleb Ferguson ready in reserve. The 21-year-old Ferguson had been slated to start Saturday.
There’s rain in the New York forecast Saturday as well, but Roberts says the Dodgers feel more comfortable keeping Kershaw with the big-league club.
TRACK & FIELD
Noah Lyles, 20, won a thrilling 100-meter final Friday in 9.88 seconds at the USATF outdoor championships in Des Moines, Iowa, becoming the youngest title-holder in the event in 34 years.
LSU’s Aleia Hobbs won the women’s 100 in 10.91 to become the first college winner since 1991.
NFL
The San Francisco 49ers have signed offensive lineman Laken Tomlinson to a three-year contract extension through the 2021 season.
The 6-foot-3, 315-pound Tomlinson started 15 games for the 49ers at left guard last season.
MLB
Toronto Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna has agreed to a suspension through Aug. 4 under baseball’s domestic violence policy, discipline that will cause him to miss about half of the season.
Osuna has not pitched since May 6, two days before he was put on administrative leave when he was charged with one count of assault in Toronto.
TENNIS
Novak Djokovic became the 10th man to register 800 victories since the Open Era began in 1968 when he beat France’s Adrian Mannarino, 7-5, 6-1, on Friday at the Queen’s Club semifinals in London.
Djokovic, a 12-time Grand Slam champion, follows in the footsteps of Jimmy Connors (1,256), Roger Federer (1,156), Ivan Lendl (1,068), Guillermo Vilas (949), Rafael Nadal (903), John McEnroe (881), Andre Agassi (870), Ilie Nastase (846) and Stefan Edberg (801).